Dhidhoo council president suspended over housing ministry row
The council president of Dhidhoo island in northern Haa Alif atoll has been suspended in connection with a pending investigation related to newly built housing units on the island.
01 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
The council president of Dhidhoo island in northern Haa Alif atoll has been suspended in connection with a pending investigation related to newly built housing units on the island.
Ali Hashim’s indefinite suspension came on Thursday with the Local Government Authority alleging the councillor, from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, tried to prepare a list of housing unit winners and disregarded a previous list sent by the housing ministry.
The letter signed by LGA CEO, Mohamed Shafeeq, ordered Dhidhoo council’s vice president Mohamed Hashim to take over the duties of the suspended council president until the conclusion of an official investigation.
The LGA and other authorities have also received complaints connected to Hashim, who was allegedly making derogatory statements to discredit state institutions and create public discord while in a respectable elected position, the letter read.
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